Last updated 11/28/23.
The table below shows the schedule of topics for the semester. It will be updated periodically to reflect our current progress.
The textbooks referred to in the table are
- Wu RLE: Wu, Rational Numbers to Linear Equations
- Wu A&G: Wu, Algebra and Geometry
- Wu PCC: Wu, Pre-calculus, Calculus, and Beyond
- Fomin et al: Fomin, D., Genkin, S., Itenberg, I., Mathematical Circles: Russian Experience
| Session | Date | TOPIC | REFERENCES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday, 8/28 | What is this class about? | Chapter 1, Wu RLE (Rational Numbers to Linear Equations) |
| 2 | Wednesday, 8/30 | Defining the Real Numbers for Secondary School Mathematics | Chapter 1, Wu RLE (Rational Numbers to Linear Equations) |
| Monday, 9/4 | College Closed - Labor Day | ||
| 3 | Wednesday, 9/6 | Systems of Numbers - Natural, Integers, Rational, Real | Chapter 2, Wu RLE |
| 4 | Monday, 9/11 | Divisibility | Chapter 3, Wu RLE |
| 5 | Wednesday, 9/13 | The Euclidean Algorithm | Chapter 3, Wu RLE |
| 6 | Monday, 9/18 | Isometries and Congruence | Chapter 4, Wu RLE |
| 7 | Wednesday, 9/20 | Dilation and Similarity | Chapter 5, Wu RLE |
| Monday, 9/25 | No classes | ||
| 8 | Wednesday, 9/27 | Exam 1 | |
| 9 | Monday, 10/2 | Ruler and Compass Constructions | Chapter 7, Wu A&G |
| 10 | Wednesday, 10/4 | Ruler and Compass Constructions | Chapter 7, Wu A&G |
| Monday, 10/9 | College Closed | ||
| 11 | Tuesday, 10/10 | Circles - from geometry to algebra | |
| 12 | Wednesday, 10/11 | Parabolas and Quadratic functions | Chapter 2, Wu A&G |
| 13 | Monday, 10/16 | Parabolas and Quadratic functions II | Chapter 2, Wu A&G |
| 14 | Wednesday, 10/18 | Polynomials | Chapter 3, Wu A&G |
| 15 | Monday, 10/23 | Polynomials II | Chapter 3, Wu A&G |
| Exam 1 attempt 2 outside of class week 10/23 - time TBD | |||
| 16 | Wednesday, 10/25 | Rational Functions | Chapter 3, Wu A&G |
| 17 | Monday, 10/30 | Rational Functions | Chapter 3, Wu A&G |
| 18 | Wednesday, 11/1 | Rational Functions / Exponents | Chapter 4, Wu A&G |
| 19 | Monday, 11/6 | Exponents | Chapter 4, Wu A&G |
| 20 | Wednesday, 11/8 | Inverse Functions | Chapter 4, Wu A&G |
| 21 | Monday, 11/13 | Midterm Exam | |
| 22 | Wednesday, 11/15 | Logarithms | Chapter 4, Wu A&G |
| 23 | Monday, 11/20 | Complex Numbers | Chapter 5, Wu A&G |
| Wednesday, 11/22 | No classes | ||
| Exam 1 attempt 3 outside of class week of 11/27 - time TBD | |||
| 24 | Monday, 11/27 | Trigonometry | Chapter 1, Wu PCC |
| 25 | Wednesday, 11/29 | Trigonometry | Chapter 1, Wu PCC |
| 26 | Monday, 12/4 | Probability | Fomin et al, Chapters 2, 11, (other?) |
| 27 | Wednesday, 12/6 | Normal Distribution | Fomin et al, Chapters 2, 11, (other?) |
| 28 | Monday, 12/11 | Permutations & Combinations | Fomin et al, Chapters 2, 11, (other?) |
| Wednesday, 12/13 | No Classes - Reading Day | ||
| 29 | Monday, 12/18 | Review | |
| 30 | Wednesday, 12/20 | Final Exam |
